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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001010549-20-000175
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200814
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200818
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200818

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001102238
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE OPERATORS (NO DEVELOPERS) & LESSORS [6510]
		IRS NUMBER:				752847135
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15663
		FILM NUMBER:		201114621

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1603 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75234
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4695224200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1603 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75234
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</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#9; <B><U>August
14,
2020&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">&#9;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS,
INC.</B></FONT></P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 2.9pt">&#9;<B>Nevada</B></P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 2.9pt">&#9;<B>001-15663</B></P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 2.9pt">&#9;<B>75-2847135</B></P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">jurisdiction of incorporation)</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Commission</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Identification No.)</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>1603 LBJ Freeway, Suite 800</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Dallas, Texas</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt dotted; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: center"><B>75234</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code&#9;<B><U>469-522-4200&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Check the appropriate box
below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following
provisions:</P>

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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Name of Each Exchange </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2.9pt; text-align: center"><B>on which Registered</B></P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2.9pt; text-align: center">Common Stock, par value $0.01</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2.9pt; text-align: center">ARL</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of
1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right">Emerging growth company [ &nbsp;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the
extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section
13(a) of the Exchange Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Section 5 &ndash; Corporate Governance
and Management</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective
August 14, 2020, Daniel J. Moos, age 69, President [since April 2007] and Chief Executive Officer [since March 2010] of American
Realty Investors, Inc. (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>" or the &ldquo;<B>Issuer</B>&rdquo;), ceased to be and resigned as President
and Chief Executive Officer, as well as all positions with any United States subsidiary entities. Mr. Moos noted that his resignation
is not the result of any disagreement with the Company, its management, the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board with
respect to procedures, policies or operations of the Issuer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Moos will continue
as the Chief Executive Officer (&ldquo;<B>CEO</B>&rdquo;) of Southern Properties Capital LTD, a British Virgin Islands Company
(&ldquo;<B>SPC</B>&rdquo;), wholly owned by Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (&ldquo;<B>TCI</B>&rdquo;), which is over
78% owned by the Issuer and its subsidiaries. SPC has series of debentures listed and traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (&ldquo;<B>TASE</B>&rdquo;).
He will also continue as the Manager of Victory Abode Apartments LLC (&ldquo;<B>V Abode</B>&rdquo;), which is equally owned and
controlled 50% by SPC and 50% by an indirect subsidiary of Macquarie Bank of Australia. Mr. Moos will be concentrating his management
efforts on the assets and operations of SPC and V Abode for the next few months.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(c) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective
as of August 17, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Erik L. Johnson, age 52, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Johnson most recently was Vice President of Financial Reporting of The Macerich Company
(NYSE: MAC) in Santa Monica, California, a position he held for more than the past five years, from 2005 through June 2020. Mr.
Johnson, a certified public accountant (&ldquo;<B>CPA</B>&rdquo;) from 2001-2005, was controller/Chief Accounting Officer of North
American Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: NASI), based in Los Angeles, California, and from 2000- 2001, he was the controller of Launch
Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUN) in Santa Monica, California.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center">&#9;<B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD>Dated: August 18, 2020</TD>
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    <TD>AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 26%; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 41%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Louis J. Corna</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Louis J. Corna</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Executive Vice President,</TD></TR>
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